THE EAGLE AND THE DOVE

NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1971. First Edition. Signed presentation from Solomon on the front endpaper: "To Marion Tilton, with very good wishes. Cordially, Ruth Freeman Solomon." San Francisco novelist Ruth Freeman Solomon wrote a trilogy on the Jewish experience in Russia and America. She is best known for four novels she wrote between 1967 and 1974: the trilogy "The Candlesticks and The Cross," "The Eagle and the Dove' and "Two Lives, Two Lands," and the semiautobiographical "The Ultimate Triumph." She continued writing occasional articles well into her 80s. In the 1980s, Solomon helped raise money for the renovation of Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. 8vo., embossed white cloth in dust jacket; 383 pages. Item #57376 Very Good (covers nice with very minor bump; contents clean & tight); some edgewear (very small chips & few short tears with internal repairs with clear archival tape, price-clipped) d/j. Thick 8vo., embossed blue cloth in dust jacket; 439 pages. Very Good (minor wear covers; contents clean & tight); moderate edgewear (small tears, nicks, small creases) d/j.